Who Should Be Banned as Panelists For the New “Meet?” — So the “vision” NBC president Deborah Turness has (according to an interview with the New York Times' Bill Carter) for the new, Chuck-Todd-moderated Meet the Press could just as easily be interpreted as a blast from the past:

NBC News President Rouses the Network — In her first year as president of NBC News, Deborah Turness received one message loud and clear: Welcome to the feeding frenzy. — It didn't take long for Ms. Turness to realize that the attention paid to broadcast journalism in America …

The Problem With Bombing ISIS — Striking the jihadists in Syria is reckless without allies on the ground. — In my heart, I'd love to see the Obama administration pursue ISIS into Syria. First, because stopping genocide is a good justification for war.

In search of libertarians — The question of whether libertarianism is gaining public support has received increased attention, with talk of a Rand Paul run for president and a recent New York Times magazine story asking if the “Libertarian Moment” has finally arrived.

News Feed FYI: Click-baiting — Today we're announcing some improvements to News Feed to help people find the posts and links from publishers that are most interesting and relevant, and to continue to weed out stories that people frequently tell us are spammy and that they don't want to see.

Suffolk-Herald poll: Coakley, Grossman gov battle tightens — Photo by: — Attorney General Martha Coakley's seemingly insurmountable lead has dwindled to a dozen points in the Democratic race for governor, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Herald poll of very likely primary voters.

‘Enraged’ soldier who shot herself at Fort Lee has died — FORT LEE, Va. -The solider who shot herself while barricaded inside an office in a command headquarters building Monday morning at Fort Lee has died. — Officials said the soldier was pronounced dead at VCU Medical Center after an early morning incident.

How the Napa Earthquake affected Bay Area sleepers — The South Napa Earthquake was the strongest to hit Northern California in 25 years. Our data science team wanted to quantify its effect on sleep by looking at the data recorded by Jawbone UP wearers in the Bay Area who track their sleep patterns.

A LETTER FROM JIM: All letters Jim wrote to his family during his captivity were confiscated by the jailers. So, Jim devised a better approach this last June: he asked a fellow hostage about to be released to commit a letter to memory. Very soon after his release, this hostage called Diane and dictated what follows.

Future of Export-Import Bank Is Wild Card in Key Senate Races — WASHINGTON — In North Carolina, Senator Kay Hagan, a Democrat, is siding with big business in her support of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and attacking Thom Tillis, her Republican challenger who opposes the bank but is endorsed by big business.

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